Acting Deputy Secretary Nuland’s Meeting with Spanish Political Director Ardizone

Acting Deputy Secretary Nuland’s Meeting with Spanish Political Director ArdizoneThe below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met with Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Guillermo Ardizone García in Washington, DC.  The Acting Deputy Secretary and the Political Director condemned Hamas’s terrorist attack against Israel and emphasized the importance of engagement with regional leaders to secure […]

Announcement of New Partnership Between State Department and SAFE’s Minerals Center to Promote Investment in Critical Minerals Supply Chains

Announcement of New Partnership Between State Department and SAFE’s Minerals Center to Promote Investment in Critical Minerals Supply ChainsOn November 1, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez and Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe announced the Minerals Investment Network for Vital Energy Security and Transition (MINVEST), a new public private partnership with the nonprofit SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy. During the public announcement, […]

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat Before Their Meeting

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat Before Their Meeting  SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning.  It’s a great pleasure to welcome Chairperson Faki here to the State Department, to Washington, for what is now our ninth High-Level Dialogue between the African Union and the United States.  I think this reflects the vital and increasingly close partnership between the United States and the AU, and it also […]

On Intersex Awareness Day – United States Department of State

On Intersex Awareness Day – United States Department of State

Today in celebration and recognition of Intersex Awareness Day, we affirm the United States’ commitment to promoting and protecting the human rights of Intersex persons globally. As President Biden stated in his 2021 Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Around the World, it is the policy of the United States to pursue […]

The post On Intersex Awareness Day – United States Department of State first appeared on Social Gov.

Designation of Three Guatemalan Public Officials for Involvement in Significant Corruption

Designation of Three Guatemalan Public Officials for Involvement in Significant CorruptionThe United States is designating Gendri Rocael Reyes Mazariegos (“Reyes”), former Minister of the Interior, Alberto Pimentel Mata (“Pimentel”), former Minister of Energy and Mines (MEM), and Oscar Rafael Perez Ramirez (“Perez”), Vice Minister of Sustainable Development under the MEM, as generally ineligible for entry into the United States, due to their involvement in significant corruption. Reyes, Pimentel, […]

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Launch of the 2023 U.S. Strategy and National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS)

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat Before Their MeetingAMBASSADOR RAO GUPTA:  Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State.  My name is Geeta Rao Gupta and I serve as ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues here in the State Department.  It is my honor and privilege to kick off today’s event for the release of the Biden administration’s 2023 U.S. Strategy and National […]